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An overview of the G2P payments sector in Pakistan (English)

Abstract

This report provides an overview of the government-to-person (G2P) payments sector in Pakistan, highlighting the progression of payment mechanisms and the ways in which the growing branchless banking industry has facilitated this. While some level of ... See More +This report provides an overview of the government-to-person (G2P) payments sector in Pakistan, highlighting the progression of payment mechanisms and the ways in which the growing branchless banking industry has facilitated this. While some level of detail on schemes, providers and monetary flows are included, the broader aim is to provide an overview of the digitization of the government flows and to explain the role of both public and private actors. The report has three sections: (1) status of branchless banking in Pakistan, where we highlight key deployments and the role of regulators and donors; (2) overview of G2P payment schemes, where we detail the flows and implementations involved in both social cash transfers and government employee salaries and pensions and provide a brief history of those flows; and (3) challenges and opportunities in digitizing government flows, where we briefly discuss key lessons from the Pakistani experience.
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World Bank. 2013. An overview of the G2P payments sector in Pakistan. Washington D.C. : The Worldbank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/987211468286790158/An-overview-of-the-G2P-payments-sector-in-Pakistan